THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SYNCHRONY BETWEEN SUBSURFACE LAYERS AND ESTIMATION OF OVERALL SUBSIDENCE OF CULTIVATED ORGANIC SOILS BY A PALYNOLOGICAL METHOD

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Abstract
Pollen profiles of Tsuga canadensis in a virgin and two cultivated areas of a bog revealed the bimodal distribution characterized by easily recognizable minima, thus establishing synchrony between specific layers of the three organic soil profiles. This knowledge allowed estimation of overall subsidence of the cultivated soils, and would facilitate comparisons between subsurface layers now determinable as synchronous. Such comparisons should help determine the extent and depth of temporal biochemical and physical changes in subsurface layers of cultivated organic soils.